My Sub-Genre; Rock
I have chosen to focus my sub-genre on Rock as this is a category of music that the majority of the time i listen to. when i read music magazine i am usually drawn to reading the magazine which associate with rock music. rock is usually associated with grunge and darkness which is shown in these types of magazines and which is part of the reason i by these magazines. to create my own rock magazine i will find photography and designing an interesting experience. rock it such an open category as it can venture from soft rock like ' The Velvet Underground' or or 'coldplay' to a band like 'black Sabbath' who are much harder.
Rock Artists;
Black Sabbath, The Velvet underground, Band of Horses, Nirvana
One thing all of these magazines have in common are the uses of relatively monotone colours. the use of blacks, greys and reds add a solid, hard effect to the magazine. as most rock music aren't commonly associated with happy go lucky themes, the colour scheme of the magazines help maintain that perception of rock.
Both 'NME' and 'Q' magazine distribute colour across the magazine to create an effective composition for the magazine.They both interestingly manipulate the contrasts between the plainer colours (grey) against the brighter, bolder colours (red) to make the magazine cover stand out. noticing that the brighter colours are used less and only for the larger, bolder areas implies the colours are used as a guide for the observer to draw them towards the significant areas of the cover.
'kerrang'however take a very different approach to their colour scheme. the magazine uses a combination of black and white on the front cover. the background of the magazine is solid black which helps bring out the cover image but also helps to make the font bolder and easy to read. the significance of using black links to the contents of the magazine. 'Kerarang'covers the mush harder side of rock so by using black gives the cover a darker, slightly sinister look connecting the the music the promoted such as the band on the front 'Metallica'.
The fonts for all of these magazines are very different and portray different areas of rock. the font itself for 'NME' is quite simple it hasn't got any graphical enhancements however the red makes it stand out and the white trim around the side almost makes it look 3D making it seemingly jump out of the page. on the other hand 'Kerrang'has effectively designed there font to fit the genre of the magazine. the lines through the text remind me of slashes. this gives the magazine a more hardcore, slightly controversial aesthetic
it also links to the sounds of rock music which corresponds to the name 'kerrang'which itself is an onomatopoeia of an electric guitar. in contrast to this 'Q' magazines font is more formal looking. the text at slightly italic which makes it look more formal and articulated. red and white are a quite calming combination of colours. this adheres to the softer side of rock.
'NME' and 'Q' magazine have close up images, combined with the gray filter they both use makes the image look slightly cinematic which ultimately gives it a more dramatic look. this give a specific status to the band (oasis) on the cover. making them look enigmatic and careless. 'Kerrang'however have a more natural image and mainly focuses on the facial expressions which are crumpled. all magazine images look towards the camera which creates a connect between them and the reader. due to their facial expression they all look provocative which link to the music (rock) as it is the most provoking genres in music
The Layout of theses magazines are very similar as they all have the majority of the text behind the image. this makes the image stand out more again giving it a more provoking look. this also make the image look slightly three dimensional. they all also have the most important areas of the magazine cover spread boldly across the front of the cover to emphasize on their significance
Both 'NME' and 'Q' magazine distribute colour across the magazine to create an effective composition for the magazine.They both interestingly manipulate the contrasts between the plainer colours (grey) against the brighter, bolder colours (red) to make the magazine cover stand out. noticing that the brighter colours are used less and only for the larger, bolder areas implies the colours are used as a guide for the observer to draw them towards the significant areas of the cover.
'kerrang'however take a very different approach to their colour scheme. the magazine uses a combination of black and white on the front cover. the background of the magazine is solid black which helps bring out the cover image but also helps to make the font bolder and easy to read. the significance of using black links to the contents of the magazine. 'Kerarang'covers the mush harder side of rock so by using black gives the cover a darker, slightly sinister look connecting the the music the promoted such as the band on the front 'Metallica'.
The fonts for all of these magazines are very different and portray different areas of rock. the font itself for 'NME' is quite simple it hasn't got any graphical enhancements however the red makes it stand out and the white trim around the side almost makes it look 3D making it seemingly jump out of the page. on the other hand 'Kerrang'has effectively designed there font to fit the genre of the magazine. the lines through the text remind me of slashes. this gives the magazine a more hardcore, slightly controversial aesthetic
it also links to the sounds of rock music which corresponds to the name 'kerrang'which itself is an onomatopoeia of an electric guitar. in contrast to this 'Q' magazines font is more formal looking. the text at slightly italic which makes it look more formal and articulated. red and white are a quite calming combination of colours. this adheres to the softer side of rock.
'NME' and 'Q' magazine have close up images, combined with the gray filter they both use makes the image look slightly cinematic which ultimately gives it a more dramatic look. this give a specific status to the band (oasis) on the cover. making them look enigmatic and careless. 'Kerrang'however have a more natural image and mainly focuses on the facial expressions which are crumpled. all magazine images look towards the camera which creates a connect between them and the reader. due to their facial expression they all look provocative which link to the music (rock) as it is the most provoking genres in music
The Layout of theses magazines are very similar as they all have the majority of the text behind the image. this makes the image stand out more again giving it a more provoking look. this also make the image look slightly three dimensional. they all also have the most important areas of the magazine cover spread boldly across the front of the cover to emphasize on their significance
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